| MADETHINGSHUM | The mum dashing around got off to a brisk start (4,6,3) |
| GETCRACKING | Make a brisk start on the nuts (3,8) |
| SWASHBUCKLING | Dashing around hospital, son looked ready to collapse |
| CHRYSANTHEMUM | 'Chris and the Mum,' uttered bloomer in China |
| HITTHEGROUNDRUNNING | Winner racing around the arena got off to a fast start |
| RAIL | Complain that the airline's got off to a dodgy start (4) |
| DUE | The education got off to a bad start, as expected (3) |
| SPILLEDTHEBEANS | Things got off to a bad start when one trainee tripped and ... |
| PEGASUS | Horse that always got off to a flying start (7) |
| LED | Got off to the fastest start |
| GATWICK | Opening of games at Scottish town that got off to flying start in 1930 (7) |
| AUTOBAHN | Fast route from A to B, then regularly dashing around university (8) |
| PARENTS | The pets ran off to the mums and dads (7) |
| MEGATON | Soldiers around got upset with a bomb unit |
| LIBRARIAN | The profession of Evelyn Carnahan, played by Rachel Weisz, in the Egypt-based adventure film The Mum |
| MATRIFOCAL | A film actor in pieces centred on the mum |
| PALINDROME | A tot, for instance, or the mum or dad (10) |
| STATEMENT | Having driven around, got together at return for presentation |
| SPLAYED | Raced around, got into bed and spread out (7) |
| THREWAFIT | Father with endless running around got very angry (5,1,3) |
